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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
I was looking for some novellas to read and came across A Lush and Seething Hell by John Horner Jacobs. Though what should have been a short read took me a while to finish.
Thoughts while reading:
The Sea Dreams it is the Sky
-The beginning is a bit slow, but once it gets to the section where the latin book is deciphered, it becomes more interesting
-It’s kinda neat that the original book is lost, and the book is being translated through a series of photographs
-The sections with the poet are interesting, but the sections with Isabel still aren’t grabbing me, even when there’s more action. I’m not invested in her character. During the scenes when she’s driving through South America, I didn’t care enough to feel the tension
-I’d give it a 3 out of 5
My Heart Struck Sorrow
-There’s something about the truncated prose that makes the writing a bit tiresome to read
-I’m finding this story more engaging than the other one. There’s still a lot of back and forth between different time periods, but both time periods are interesting this time
-When the woman, about to sing “Stagger Lee” screams, that made me internally jump
-The section where Bunny went ‘missing’ was sad. Especially since, as the reader, you can sense what happens, while the narrator doesn’t
-I liked the section with the boy who could see ghosts
-It was pretty disturbing to hear how the prison was being run, but I enjoyed Honeyboy’s account
-I liked how information was slowly unveiled as the story went on
-I’d give it a 3.5 out of 5
There are some intriguing elements about both stories, but neither of them really clicked with me, though I liked the second one more than the first. I'd give this a 3 out of 5
Thoughts while reading:
The Sea Dreams it is the Sky
-The beginning is a bit slow, but once it gets to the section where the latin book is deciphered, it becomes more interesting
-It’s kinda neat that the original book is lost, and the book is being translated through a series of photographs
-The sections with the poet are interesting, but the sections with Isabel still aren’t grabbing me, even when there’s more action. I’m not invested in her character. During the scenes when she’s driving through South America, I didn’t care enough to feel the tension
-I’d give it a 3 out of 5
My Heart Struck Sorrow
-There’s something about the truncated prose that makes the writing a bit tiresome to read
-I’m finding this story more engaging than the other one. There’s still a lot of back and forth between different time periods, but both time periods are interesting this time
-When the woman, about to sing “Stagger Lee” screams, that made me internally jump
-The section where Bunny went ‘missing’ was sad. Especially since, as the reader, you can sense what happens, while the narrator doesn’t
-I liked the section with the boy who could see ghosts
-It was pretty disturbing to hear how the prison was being run, but I enjoyed Honeyboy’s account
-I liked how information was slowly unveiled as the story went on
-I’d give it a 3.5 out of 5
There are some intriguing elements about both stories, but neither of them really clicked with me, though I liked the second one more than the first. I'd give this a 3 out of 5
I might try it again another time. Right now I just wasn’t vibing with it
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I always want to love cosmic horror, and this got closer than most others.
The first story held more life for me than the second. Like most horror, they start slow and pick up pace line snowballs rolling downhill.
The first story held more life for me than the second. Like most horror, they start slow and pick up pace line snowballs rolling downhill.